Eyeshield



l Oct. 12, 1937. QE. BRADSHAW EYESHIELD Filed OOC. 27, 1956 PatentedOct. 12, 1937 UNiTE EYESHIELD Charles E. Bradshaw,

' one-half to Charles Application october 27,

4 Claims. 'This invention relates to improvements in eyeshieldsespecially adapted for use by drivers of vehicles at night to preventinterference with their vision from the headlights of approachingVehicles.

One object of the invention is to provide a shield which will absolutelypreclude rays of 'light from an approaching vehicle interfering with theWearers vision. l Another object is to provide an eye-shield of thistype which can be readily adjusted to properly t'various individuals. lY A still further object is to produce an eye-shield of this type whichis of simple design and which can be produced at relatively lowmanufacturing costs.` v Y With these and other objects in view, theinvention consists in certain details of construction and combinationsand arrangements of parts, all as-will hereinafter be more fullydescribed and the novel features thereof particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing ashield in which the preferred embodiment of the present invention isincorporated;

Fig. `2 is a plan view of the shield inverted, a portion of the visorange being broken away to show `the sight opening;

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the shield, thisView being taken centrally of the shield;

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the so-called visor portion of theshield; and

Fig. 5 is a similar View of the head-engaging portion of the shield.

'I'he present shield comprises a visor lll and, preferably, ahead-engaging portion I l which, in elect, forms a continuation of thevisor l0. These members are adapted to be secured to the head of thewearer or driver in such position that the ange I2, depending from thevisor, will be positioned immediately above the drivers normal line ofvision. For securing the visor to the drivers head, various means may beemployed, but, in the present instance, there is illustrated ahead-encircling band i3 attached at its lforward ends to the visor I0.

`In order to completely block off from the drivers eyes rays of lightemanating from an approaching vehicle, the side edges of visor I 0converge forwardly of the visor, so that the latter may be said to be ofsubstantially V-shape. 'Ihe flangel I2, of course, follows the edge ofthe visor and, in order to completely shut out the rays of Wellville,

Va., assigner of Martin, Wellville, Va.

1936, Serial No. 107,872 (Cl. 2-12) light of an' approaching vehicle,the ange at one side of the visor is imperio-rate but, at the other asight opening M, somethe ilange, which would be toward the side at whichthe approaching Vehicle passes, will completely block out rays of lightHowever, vthe drivers vision of the road and,

shield, the single opening l@ is located at the focal point of thewearers eyes. In other words, the distance of the forward portion of thevisor, or rather the opening lll, from the wearers eyes, is such thathemay View the right-hand porable securing elements i8, these elementsi8 also preferably being used for securing the head band i3 tothe visor.As will be readily understood,

tion il may be varied by adjusting the head band with respect tosections H, I D, while, on

the otherI hand, the spacing of the sight opening I4 with respect to thewearers eyes may be altered by adjusting section l with respect tosection ll. Likewise, the head space defined by band i3 and section Ilof the shield, can be altered by adjusting section il with respect tosection IEB. Various types of fastening elements may be used forsecuring the head band, section Il and section il) together, but, in thepresent instance, the elements the form of bifurcated fasteners adaptedto be passed through the slots I5, I1, and the bifurcations bent over tosecure the parts together, the bifurcations being iexible` in order thatthey may be bent straight and withdrawn in order to permit of any of theadjustments just described.

As will be apparent, the present shield is of very simple constructionand can, therefore, be produced at comparatively low cost. Nevertheless,it is very eflicient, by reason of the fact that the side of the visorwhich normally would be positioned toward an approaching vehicle isirnperforate and the single sight opening is located at a point whichmight be defined as being behind the iinperforate portion of flange l2.This fact absolutely precludes the light rays of an approaching vehicleinterfering with the drivers vision when the driver tilts his headforwardly to a point where the imperforate side of the flange l2 blocksolf those light rays. Another feature is the fact that the adjustabilityof the several members constituting the shield permits it to be readilyadjusted to properly fit anyone who may choose to use it.

What I claim is: j

l. An eye-shield comprising a depending flange extending along the sidesand converging to a point at the front of the shield, and a single sightopening in said flange, said opening being located at one side of saidpoint of convergence whereby light rays emanating from a point inadvance I8 are shown as being inr of the side of the flange oppositesaid point of convergence cannot pass through said sight open- 2. Aneye-shield comprising a head engaging portion, a visor and a dependingflange extending along the sides of said visor and converging to a pointat the front thereof, said flange being imperforate at one side of saidpoint of convergence and having a sight opening therein located at theopposite side of said point of convergence whereby light rays directedtoward the shield from a point in advance of the imperforate side of theange cannot enter said sight opening, said head engaging portion andvisor being adjustable relatively to each other to adjust said sightopening with respect to the wearers eyes.

3. An eye-shield comprising aV visor of substantially V-shape, adepending ange extending along the edge of the forward portion thereof,the portion of the flange at one side of the visor being imperforate andthe flange at the other side having a sight opening therein adapted tobe positioned at the focal point of the wearers eyes, said. sightopening being located at a point rearwardly of the forward extremity ofthe imperiorate side of the flange.V

4. In an eyefshield'head-engaging portion, a visor projecting therefrom,a depending flange on said visor adapted to be normally positioned abovethe wearers line of vision, said flange being of V-shape in horizontalcross-section and having a single opening therein adapted to bepositioned at the focal point of the wearers eyes by the wearer tiltinghis head forwardly, said sight open-- ing being located at a pointrearwardly of the junction point of the two sides of the flange andmeans for adjusting the head engaging portion and said visor toward andfrom each other.

CHARLES E. BRADSHAW.

